<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000023426 <NAME> THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES <MULTIPLIER>1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,876,174 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 335,174 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 631,380 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,151,455 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,994,183 <COMMON> 122,229 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 639,238 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 636,654 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,398,121 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 155,000 <PREFERRED> 116,200 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,837,194 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 203,362 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 142,753 <LEASES-CURRENT> 12,376 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,129,177 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 5,994,183 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,801,859 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 21,084 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,705,225 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,726,092 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 75,767 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 14,296 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 89,846 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 94,633 <NET-INCOME> (4,787) <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 11,416 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> (16,203) <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 132,619 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 249,252 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00